Those of you letterboxing in Pennsylvania may be interested to
know that all the USGS topo maps are downloadable for free
from Penn State's maproom at:
http://www.maproom.psu.edu/drg1/
They also have a viewer, though I understand more full-featured
viewers are available elsewhere on the 'net. I downloaded a couple
of the maps and the viewer and it seems to work fairly well. I
even used them when placing a box (clues later this month). It is
not as good has having the paper quadrangles, but for free, it is
good enough.
There is an index of such sites for other states at:
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drg/avail.html#online
I have not looked at what the other sites offer, but if your state is
listed, this may be a helpful resource.
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[L-USA] mapsurfing
From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) |
Date: 1999-04-11 07:45:42 UTC-04:00
[L-USA] Re: mapsurfing
From: (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) |
Date: 1999-04-12 13:15:02 UTC
<37107d56.28090f7-@mapsurfer.com> wrote:
Original Article: http://www.egroups.com/list/letterbox-usa/?start=1319
> Those of you letterboxing in Pennsylvania may be interested to
> know that all the USGS topo maps are downloadable for free
> from Penn State's maproom at:
>
> http://www.maproom.psu.edu/drg1/
>
> They also have a viewer, though I understand more full-featured
> viewers are available elsewhere on the 'net. I downloaded a couple
> of the maps and the viewer and it seems to work fairly well. I
> even used them when placing a box (clues later this month). It is
> not as good has having the paper quadrangles, but for free, it is
> good enough.
>
> There is an index of such sites for other states at:
>
> http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drg/avail.html#online
>
> I have not looked at what the other sites offer, but if your state is
> listed, this may be a helpful resource.
>
> --
> Randy "the mapsurfer"
>
Thanks a lot Randy. You just saved me a bundle!!!! I can spend it on Rubbermaid containers now. Still working on Delaware... may need a couple of weeks still... Looking forward to your next PA clue set. BTW, is that one star-rating on Lee County a typo? I've been working on those clues for a few hours now to no avail. How well, that's what makes your clues fun.
JDW
West Chester, PA
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Original Article: http://www.egroups.com/list/letterbox-usa/?start=1319
> Those of you letterboxing in Pennsylvania may be interested to
> know that all the USGS topo maps are downloadable for free
> from Penn State's maproom at:
>
> http://www.maproom.psu.edu/drg1/
>
> They also have a viewer, though I understand more full-featured
> viewers are available elsewhere on the 'net. I downloaded a couple
> of the maps and the viewer and it seems to work fairly well. I
> even used them when placing a box (clues later this month). It is
> not as good has having the paper quadrangles, but for free, it is
> good enough.
>
> There is an index of such sites for other states at:
>
> http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drg/avail.html#online
>
> I have not looked at what the other sites offer, but if your state is
> listed, this may be a helpful resource.
>
> --
> Randy "the mapsurfer"
>
Thanks a lot Randy. You just saved me a bundle!!!! I can spend it on Rubbermaid containers now. Still working on Delaware... may need a couple of weeks still... Looking forward to your next PA clue set. BTW, is that one star-rating on Lee County a typo? I've been working on those clues for a few hours now to no avail. How well, that's what makes your clues fun.
JDW
West Chester, PA
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